Marietta has had a lot of newspapers over the years.

A while back one of our treasured volunteers, Theresa Thomas, passed a list of all of the newspapers that existed in Marietta over the years. The list appears to have been put together in 1983 and lists The Tallow Light, Volume 14, No. 1 as the source. I was not aware that so many newspapers had come and gone throughout our towns history.

I have retyped the list and have included it below. It is also available as a pdf document in the online resources section of this website. I hope this will be of use to anyone looking for more information on early newspapers in Marietta.

A Chronological Listing of Marietta Newspapers.

From the Tallow Light, Vol 14, No. 1.

Compiled in 1983, author unknown.

Transcribed by Rob Gorrell, 7/1/22

1801-1811                            Ohio Gazette, and Territorial and Virginia Herald

1807-1810                            The Commentator; and Marietta Recorder

1810-1813                            The Western Spectator

1813-1823                            American Friend

1823-1833                            American Friend and Marietta Gazette

1823-1824                            Marietta Minerva

1826-1830                            Marietta and Washington County Pilot

1828*                                    Presidency

1831-1833                            Western Republican, and Marietta Advertiser

1833-1842                            Marietta Gazette

1834*                                    The Republican

1835-1838                            Marietta Democrat

1837*                                    Compass

1837*                                    Amaranth

1837-1841                            Marietta Gazette and Washington County Agriculturalist

1839-1862                            Marietta Intelligencer

1840*                                    Locofoco Hornet

1840-?                                   Washington County Democrat

1844*                                    The Democrat

1845*                                    Buckeye Newspaper

1849-1863                            The Marietta Republican

1853*                                    Maine-Law Messenger (monthly)

1856*                                    Marietta Republican

1856-1865                            Der Marietta Demokrat (German language paper)

1858*                                    Washington County Register

1859-1862                            Home News

1861 - ?                                Der Beobachter (German language paper)

1862-1906                            Marietta Register

1864- current                    Marietta Times

1865-1866                            Marietta Home News

1865-1867                            Washington County News

1867- ?                                 Der Patriot  (German language paper)

1868-1904                            Marietta Zeitung  (German language paper)

1870-1872                            Mariettian

1881-1906                            Marietta Leader

1883*                                    Daily News

1884-1887                            Dollar Weekly News

1890-1892                            Christian Visitor

1884-1895                            Marietta Daily Dispatch

1901-1902                            Labor Journal

1902-1919                            Marietta Daily Journal

1903- ?                                 Marietta World

1906-1923                            The Register-Leader (Renamed Marietta Gazette 1923)

1916-1919                            The Observer (Sunday Mornings)

1923-1927                            Marietta Gazette (Sold to Marietta Times, 14 May 1927)

1927-1982                            The Marietta Times, city’s sole newspaper

1983 - …                               Marietta A.M., edition of Parkersburg News, a competitor

* Published for less than one year. Other short-lived papers (dates unknown): Iterator, Ohio Patriot, Harald of Marietta, The Record, Ohio Teacher; also a monthly, Yankee Trader.